Kelley Construction Co. v. Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “[T]he courts will prefer a construction which will make the contract effective rather than one which will make it illusory or unenforceable.” (internal quotation marks omitted)
• a contractual provision \cannot be read alone and without reference to\ other pertinent provisions
• where ambiguity exists, terms are to be construed strictly against drafter

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).